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In this episode of BizTrendsTV, Faith Popcorn, renowned futurist and the CEO of Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve, who has been instrumental in identifying transformative social trends and societal movements, offers critical guidance on how business leaders and global citizens can engage with a trend she calls the people's pushback.

This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on brands in a future where digital wallets are a gamechanger as the technologies of digital identity, crypto/blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) converge.

Born in 1994, Gen Z are the born free generation and they are redefining the world from work to play, opening challenges and opportunities that brands need to understand they want to stay relevant and thrive in the Gen Z world.

This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on agentic AI and how it is revolutionising business, especially on the continent.

The second episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on the informal economy, a key growth trend reshaping South Africa’s and Africa's economies. Often referred to as the grey economy, it is brimming with potential.

Afro-optimism, or more specifically, the African growth mindset is a greater sense of optimism that, despite challenges such as electricity and water that the continent faces, is in stark contrast to a growing Western degrowth mindset of pessimism about the future, and Africa.

“We can talk about AI all we want to, but the foundations of AI are about how you can harness the power of digital to transform the continent in the way we want it to transform.”.

The Mother City Queer Project (MCQP) celebrated its 30th anniversary on 14 December 2024 at Gardens Commercial High School in Cape Town with a dazzling ‘Mother of Pearl’ theme. The venue transformed into an otherworldly escape, featuring four vibrant dancefloors: Purgatory, The Devine, The Depth, and The Pulse.

On Saturday, 4 January 2025, the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse hosted the 164th L’Ormarins King’s Plate, a prominent event in South African horse racing.

The V&A Waterfront hosted a spectacular New Year's Eve celebration, solidifying its status as Cape Town's premier party spot. Thousands of locals and visitors gathered across the precinct for an evening brimming with live music, festive spirit, and world-class entertainment.

Crocs celebrated Sandals Day on 12 December 2024 with an event at Cabo Beach Club, showcasing their sandals collection to influencers and media. The event featured summer-inspired activities, including personalisation stations for Jibbitz charms and bespoke embroidery for beach towels.

At the recent Effies SA, hosted by the Association for Communication & Advertising (ACA), the Grand Effie was awarded to Halo, for its campaign for its client, Pineapple.

Episode 3 is the Energy Episode with special guests Kagiso Tshepe, executive creative director at Grid Worldwide, Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of VML, Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries and Brandon Govender, digital & integrated executive creative director at Joe Public.

The Loeries, Africa and the Middle East’s premier brand communications festival runs from 7 to 11 October 2024. View a gallery of International Seminar of Creativity.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 2 is the Emotion Episode and features special guests Neo Segola, head of creative at Le Pub, part of the Publicis Group, Sharleen James, chair of the ACA and marketing practice lead at Accenture Song, Tebogo Skwambane, WPP country manager, Terry McKenna, executive creative director of The Odd Number and rounding it off Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer of TBWA / Hunt Lascaris.